Bale-tie buckle



F. H. McFARLAND.

"BALE TIE BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1921.

Patented Mar. 22 1921.

FRANK HAYS MGFARLAND, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

BALE-TIE BU KLE.

Specification of 'a j e Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

Application filed January 14, 1921. Serial No. 437,209.

To all @071 am it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK Hays MOFAR- nine, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant andState of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBale-Tie Buckles, of which "the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bale tie buckles and more particularly tobuckles for securing ties on cotton bales; and the object is to providebuckles for securing the ties on cotton bales as pressed at the gins andalso buckles for high density purposes, as for securing ties on bales ofcotton after they 1 have been compressed at compresses for shipping; toprovide buckles which will comply with the requirements of the laws ofdifferent States in not making spiders after they have been placed onthe bales. Some buckles have the effect of straining the ties so thatthe ends of the ties project in such manner as to injure the hands ofthe persons handling the cotton and also cut the bagging of other bales.One of the jects of this invention is to overcome this trouble. Anotherobject is to provide buckles which will be made to grasp and clench theties when strain comes on the ties, as when the pressure is releasedfrom the bales. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained inthe following dc scription and the invention will be more.

particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication. 1 r 1 t Figure 1 is a face view or front view or exteriorview of the buckle. Fig. 2 is a view of the buckle as applied to a baletie. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the. buckleand the tie applied thereto,showing the position before strain comes on the buckle.

Fig. 4 is a similarview to Fig. 1, but showing a variation. Fig. 5 is aview of the buckle shown in Fig. f as applied to a bale tie. Fig. 6 isan edge view of the same, showing the position of the parts of thebuckle before strain comes 011 the tie.

Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig. 1, but showing a variation. Fig. 8 is aview of the buckle shown in Fig. 7 as applied to a bale tie. Fig. 9 isan edge View of the same before strain comes on the tie.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

A distinguishing feature of the improved buckle is that it is made of asingle piece of steel wire and another feature is that the buckle has abent angular friction and the tie 7. The bottom tie engaging bar iscomposed of members 9 and 10. Continuations of the members 9 and 10 formthe side bars 1 and 2 respectively. The initial part of the wire formsthe bent angular friction bar and clamp member 11. The Figs. 2 and 3illustrate the manner ofplacing the tie 7 in the buckle. The part 12will be pressed against the cotton bale by the member 11 and thetendency will beto press the member 11 outwardly in the direction of theside bars 1 and 2 so that there will be strong friction on the tie whenstrain comes on the tie and the angular portions of the member 11 willpinch or clamp the tie against the band engaging member composed ofparts 9 and 10. This action will have the effect of bending the edges ofthe tie. The tie will thusbe held against slipping on the parts of thebuckle both by friction and by the bends in the tie. The part 7 of thetie will engage the top tie e11- gaging member composeclof parts 4 and 5and the strain will cause the hooks 6 and 8 to engage the edges of thetie and bend the tie more or less so that the tie will be prevented fromslipping on the parts of the buckle.

The buckle shown in Figs. 4:, 5, and 6 has the side bars 1 and 2 and theangular friction bar and clamping member 11. This form of buckle has abottom tie engaging member 13 and a top tie engaging member 14. Thesides of the buckle 1 and 2 are prevented from spreading by the hooks 15and 16. When strain comes on the tie, the action of the member 11 willbe the same as that described above in connection with the1 form ofbuckle shown in Figs. 1, 2, an 3.

The form of buckle illustrated in Figs. 7, 8, and 9 has side bars 17 and18 which are composed of two parts of the wire forming the buckle. Thebottom tie-engaging member 19 is composed of a single part of the wire,and an extension of the wire from member 19 forms a part of the side bar18 andhas the terminal 20 bent to form part of the top tie-engagingmember. This form of the buckle has the same clamping and frictionmembers 11 as the other forms, and the'action is the same. An extensionof the clamping and friction member forms a part of the side bar 17 andthe terminal 21 forms a part of the top tie-engaging member. An integralportion 22 of the wire forms a part of the top tie-engaging member. Thepart 20 is prevented from spreading by the outer part of the side bar18. The side bar 17, being doubled, the part 21 cannot spread becausethe other part of the side bar is integral with the parts 19 and 22.

The wire of the buckles above shown is shown cylindrical in form. It isapparent that wire of other forms may be used in the same manner formaking the buckles. Various changes in the construction, proportions,and arrangement of the several parts, asdefined in the appended claims,can be made Without departing from my invention.

WVhat I claim is,

1. A bale tie buckle composed of a single piece of steel wire and havingside bars and upper and lower tie-engaging members and a combinedangular clamping and friction member projecting from the lowertie-engaging member and. converging from the apex of the angle thereoftoward the lower ends of the side bars.

2. A bale tie buckle composed of a single piece of steel Wire and havingside bars and upper and lower tie-engaging members and anangular'combined clamping and friction member projecting from the lowertie-en gaging member and converging from the apex of the angle thereoftoward the ends of the lower tie-engaging member for griping the edgesof the bale tie.

3. A bale tie buckle composed of a piece of steel wire and having sidebars and upper and lower tie-engaging members and an angular clampingmember projecting from the lower tie-engaging member and formingconverging angles with said lower tie-engaging member for receiving theend of a bale tie and for cooperating with the lower tie-engaging memberfor clamping and bending the edges of the tie.

4. A bale tie buckle composed of a piece of steel wire and having sidebars and upper and lower tie-engaging members and an angular loop memberprojecting in\\"ardl from said lower tie-engaging member and formingconverging angles therewith for receiving the tie for cooperating withsaid lower tie-engaging member for clamping the tie and bending theedges thereof and for pressing the end of the tie against the cottonbale.

5. A bale tie buckle composed of a piece of steel wire and having sidebars and upper and lower tie-engaging members an angular loop projectingfrom the lower tie-engaging member for cooperating with the lowertieengaging member for clamping the halo tie, and hooked members formingsaid upper tie-engaging member and provided with hooks for engaging theedges of the tie.

6. A bale tie buckle composed of a piece of steel wire and having sidebars and upper and lower tie-engaging members. an angular loop formed ofportions of said wire extending from said lower tie-engaging member andset at angle to said side bars for receiving the tie and cooperatingwith said lower tie-engaging member for clamping the tie and forpressing the tie against the halo.

7. A bale tie buckle composed of a piece of steel wire and having upperand lower tie-engaging members and side bars connecting said upper andlower members and a loop projecting from said lower member for receivingthe end of the tie and converging from the center of the loop toward theends of said lower member for cooperating with said lower member forclamping the tie and bending the edges thereof.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this 8th day of January, 1921.

FRANK HAYS MoFARLAND.

